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## Nominal

Nominal declension is based on case, gender, and number, in order.  Each
parameter is indicated by a phoneme, respectively consonant, vowel, and tone,
effectively forming a syllable.

### Case

There are five cases:

- nominative: s
- accusative: n
- ablative: t
- lative: f
- genitive: k

### Gender

There are five genders, named after five phases in wǔxíng:

- wood: a
- fire: e
- earth: i
- metal: o
- water: u
- unknown/mixed: y

### Number

There are three numbers:

- singular: level tone
- several: falling tone
- plural: rising tone